You have this massive sense of urgency, but also a bunch of side quests scattered around, and some of the best clothing, equipment, and generally cool stuff that you’ve seen through the whole game. So it seems like it wants you to rush to the end, yet there’s all kinds of things to incentivize you to not do that. So that’s been confusing.
Don't rush. Florrick's thing is the only one that has a timer, from my own experience.